Job: *Litigation Support*

Prominent law firm has an immediate opening for a IT Litigation Support Specialist in their New Orleans office to coordinate, develop and implement technology solutions to support litigation, document management, eDiscovery and trials. Our client offers exceptional compensation and benefits package to be envied along with a FANTASTIC management team.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintain, administer, support, train, and troubleshoot existing Practice Support applications and databases
• Provide remote office assistance to other offices
• Provide legal personnel with document production advice such as options for managing client data and reviewing incoming document productions
• Maintain accurate chain of custody and records
• Draft project proposals and provide status reports to case teams
• Ingest data in LAW and process for loading into Relativity and/or for productions
• Perform QC on deliverables received from third parties and follow up as necessary to correct any issues
• Prep of document production deliverables (CDs/DVDs, thumb drives, external hard drives, and FTP sites)
• Assist attorneys and paralegals in preparing to use courtroom presentation tools (TrialDirector/Sanction), setup and operate these tools in the courtroom as necessary

Essential Knowledge:

• Understanding of EDRM
• Understanding of electronic discovery best practices
• Understanding of collection concepts and methods
• Understanding of processing, review production and post-production concepts and methods
• Understanding of identification and preservation concepts and methods.
• Understanding of database purpose, structure, design, set-up and utilization
• Understanding of document management

Requirements, not limited to:

• Proficiency in Practice Support applications such as Relativity, LAW, CaseMap, TimeMap, Trial Director/Sanction, and PowerPoint
• Proficiency in MS Office products (especially data analysis, formulas, and hyperlink), Windows, and Document Management Systems
• Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat Professional including redactions, file flattening, OCR, etc
• Possess an associate degree in paralegal studies or related discipline; HS diploma with 5 years or more of related experience would be considered

This is an amazing opportunity for the right candidate. Are you ready for this challenge? Give SRS a call at 504.912.1088.